City Briefs and Notices Highlight Local Events
Local items report a probation officer note on a Linncoln Veterans hospital patient and an elected official, upcoming banquets for Cardinal Bevan, honor roll mentions, church events, and a theft alert. Also noted are scholarship awards, ads for beef and groceries, and a stamp show reminder at Hotel Montrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Proksa
Tait
Allen Lowell
Linncoln Veterans Administration
Salvation Tallowa
Tauksmitted
Lowell
Wildwood Drive
Brass
Cohn & Sons
L Street
Assault charge filed against John E. Wright
John E. Wright, 30, of 415 Seventh Avenue SE, was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury. Detectives allege he attacked William J. Downs Jr., 25, with a pocket knife at a birthday party at 822 Eighth Street SE. Downs received multiple wounds and was treated at Mercy hospital. Wright posted a $500 bond and was released after municipal court set a deadline to waive or demand a preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Wright
Seventh Avenue SE
Wright
William J. Downs, Jr
Joan Philips
Eighth Street SE
Downs
C Avenue NE
Mercy Hospital
Tama Pack suit overruled in Cedar Rapids federal court
Judge Edward J. McManus overruled motions to dismiss and for more statement in a 404,406 dollar suit brought by A. S. Marshall of Fort Worth against Tama Packing Co and its Schultz subsidiary. Proceedings touched related Iowa and Shell Rock sewer contract disputes and a separate auto crash, with several dismissals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. McManus
Tama Packing Co
Cedar Rapids
A. S. Marshall
Fort Worth
Texas
Tama Pack
Schultz Co
Marshall
A. Y. Schultz
Iowa Chemical Corp
Schultz
Eugene M. Brown
Iowa Chemical
Brown
Daniel L. Puckhaber
Second Avenue SW
Sui
Eighth Avenue
Triad
Twelfth Street
Thurs Securities Co
St. Luke’ S ‘Hospital
Puckhaber
Ida M. Cardi
Tenth Avenues
McManus
Iowa
Saudie
Shell Rock
Highway 3
Shell Oil Co
S. Barco Corp
John Bara
Norfolk
Navy
Orlan A. Sauche
Jary Nitze
Russia
Patent on DDYP insecticide resists injunction bids
The court case centers on a patent for an insecticide known as DDYP. The plaintiff seeks an injunction and damages. Thomas A. Fisley was admitted to practice as an attorney in the northern district of the federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Fisley
Northern District of Federal Court
Indictment Dismissed Against Inmate Frank G Richard
An indictment charging Frank G Richard with altering a postal money order was dismissed in Cedar Rapids federal court on U S District Attorney Donald O Brien’s motion. Richard, 46, formerly of Opelousas Louisiana, is serving a two year term at Leavenworth Kansas after Wisconsin convictions. Detainers from Ohio and West Virginia exist and he will face prosecution there after release. The Sioux City grand jury had charged him in August on two counts of changeing money orders to 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Richard
Cedar Rapids
U. S
Donald O’brien
O’brien
Richard
Opelousas
Rr Leavenworth
Kan
Wisconsin
Ohio
West Virginia
O” Brien
Sioux City Grand
Cherry-Burrell and UAW Agree on Two-Year Pact
Local 1024 of the United Auto Workers and Cherry-Burrell Corp reached a two-year contract ratified by 370 production workers. The deal runs until July 8, 1968, adds a holiday, three weeks vacation after ten years, enhanced health and welfare benefits, higher sick benefits, a broader pension plan, raises shift differential to 12 cents, employer hospitalization costs split this year and fully next year, and five-cent base pay raises in 1966 and 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers
Cherry-Burrell Corp
Chuck Weed
UAW
A. BE. Hirschfeld
Cedar Rapids
Weed
Cherry-Burrell
Urbana Men Face Charges in Linn County Break-Ins
Two Urbana men, Charles R. Fraley, 19, and David Lynn Phelps, 22, are held in Leon on charges of car theft and carrying concealed weapons and are to be charged in three Linn County break-ins. They allegedly broke into Cook's supermarket in Alb urnett Hoffman's store in Whittier and Krab Elevator Co in Walker. A small amount of merchandise was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Leon
Linn County
Walter Grant
Charles R. Fraley
David Lynn Phelps
Fraley
Phelps
Cook’s
Alburnett
Hoffman's
Whittier
Krab Elevator Co
Walker
Grant
Supreme Court Upholds Coup Plot Death Sentences
Seoul AP report: South Korea's supreme court upholds the death sentences for two colonels convicted of plotting a coup against President Park. The ruling reinforces the peninsula's harsh stance on military insurrection and political threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Supreme Court
Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Briefs
Joseph Bevan
Armar
Enzier’s
Sokora's Bakery
Kuba
Janeba-Kuba
Zachar Realtors
Knights of Columbus
Clifford L. Gilleland
C. H. Gilleland
Bowling Street
Hannibal LaGrange College
Hannibal
Trinity Methodist Church
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Ags
Adv
U.S
Hladky’s
4Th Ave
Michael Menning
Donvald Menning
Staub Court NE
Aluminum Co. of America
Iowa State University
Menning
Johnny
Nelson
First Ave
10Th St
10Th’ sSt
Ben Semerroth
Cedar Rapids Animal Hospital
Pierson
Ellis P.m
Boulevard NW
Acme Electric Co
Otis Road SE
Montrose
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Tam
CSPS
Waterloo
Sauche
James A. Moffet
Palm Harbor, Fla
Ivanov J. Hamilton
Belle Plaine
Watkinsee
Aia
C.R
America
Chevrolet
Fleetside
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